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Musical Courier 1909-05-05: Vol 58 Iss 18, 1909
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1American in musical art, who never constructs a recital program minus American compositions.
3The Mary Wood Chase School of Artistic Piano Playing, another high grade school for the furthering of musical ideals, is under the direction of Miss Chase, who is recognized as one of America's foremost concert pianists and educators.
5For sound, scientific principles no school surpasses the Walter Spry Piano School, under the personal supervision of Mr. Spry, whose school is the first and only institution of the West making use of the Faletten System, which Mr. Spry introduced in Chicago about two years ago with Wilmot Lemont, a graduate and former teacher in the Faletten School of Boston, as head of the department.
7The Cosmopolitan School, an association of artists based on the co-operative plan, includes in its enrollment such sterling members of the profession as Victor Heinze, Charles E. Sindlinger, L. A. Torrens, Mrs. Willard S. Bracken, Marion Green, Leopold Kramer, Franz Esser, Clarence Dickinson, Frederick Morley and Harold Henry.
9The Gottschalk Lyric School, under the direction of L. Gaston Gottschalk, more essentially a vocal school, has, in conjunction with its regular plan of tuition, the Gottschalk Lyric Club, composed of the pupils of the school, who are heard in productions of the standard operas in concert form during the regular season. It will be seen that Chicago comprises within her boundaries many excellent educational institutions for the acquiring of a musical education. The personnel of these various schools and conservatories being of the highest character in every way.
11The Mendelssohn Club was heard in the third and last concert of its fifteenth season in Orchestra Hall April 29. It reflects great credit on Conductor Wild's energy and knowledge of musical literature, for presenting the Mendelssohn Club in its annual series of three concerts, in programs of such excellent worth and musical interest. Considering the dearth of material a conductor has to select from in constructing programs for male choruses, with the censure of his audience confronting him for too frequent repetition of the all too few goodly numbers, it means that a constant vigilance must be paid to reviewing, analyzing, "trying out," and separating the wheat from the chaff, in order to find a list of numbers worthy of a public hearing. The program prepared by Mr. Wild for this occasion was one of more than usual interest. The Franz Liszt "Requiem," which received its first Chicago hearing on this occasion, though not possessing particular charm, is a work of much choral interest. The numbers that appealed more strongly to the audience were: "The Bugle Song," by Arthur Foote. This composition, a very artistic work, had to be repeated by the club; another work that met with immediate approval was "The Redman's Death Chant," possessing much innate finish and creating "atmosphere," with its striking and characteristic "Huh, Huh!" accompaniment. It was one of the most enjoyable numbers of the evening. "The Hong Kong Romance," by Henry K. Hadley, sung frequently by choral societies, on this occasion received an exceptionally fine interpretation and its rhythmic pulse was one of its chief charms. The soloist of the evening was Frederic Martin. Mr. Martin sang a group of songs and the aria, "I Am a Roamer Bold," from "Son and Stranger," by Mendelssohn, an aria seldom heard on the concert stage. Mr. Martin was superb in his interpretation of it, and was recalled until he had to repeat the number. In his group of songs the "Song of the Sturdy North," by Boulton, seemed especially fitted to Mr. Martin's voice, and he sang it with remarkable finish. The incidental solos in the choral numbers were sung by Frank Barnard, William E. Johnson and William B. Ross, tenors; Charles F. Champlin and H. E. Preston, baritones, and Dr. William C. Williams, bass. The accompanists were Calvin F. Lampert, pianist, and Arthur Dunham, organist.
13The Marshall Field Chorus, under the conductorship of Thomas A. Pape, was heard in "The Creation," April 28. Excellent singing was accomplished by this chorus of 140 singers, both in tonal quality and the conception of the work. Mr. Pape evidently understands the art of controlling and directing the material he has to construct with, for the results were more than gratifying in their artistic accomplishments. Of the soloists, Helen Buckley, soprano, was the artist in everything she did. Miss Buckley has a voice of an exceptional purity of timbre and her understanding and appreciation of oratorio was an artistic pleasure in every way; William Clare Hall was the tenor, and William Beard the basso.
15A delightful semi-chamber music concert was given in Music Hall, Saturday evening, May 1, by Ernesto Consolo, pianist; Ludwig Becker, violinist; Robert Ambrosius, cellist; Harriet M. Smulski, soprano, and Mathilda Rose, accompanist. The concert was given as a Dvorák Memorial Concert, and some Dvorák compositions were on the program, including the Dvorák trio in F minor, op. 65, and "Slavonic Dances," Nos. 2 and 8, also for trio. Mrs. Smulski, who has a very lovely natural voice, sang some Dvorák songs, two songs from Ronald's "Cycle of Life," and "The Year's at the Spring." Ernesto Consolo played with fine finish, style and enthusiasm a gavot by Sgambati; a gigue, by Scarlatti, and an arrangement of the "Spring Song" from Wagner's "Die Walkure." Robert Ambrosius, who drew a fine tone from the cello, played two movements from the Dvorák concerto for cello. In all, it was one of the most charming concerts of the late season.
17The Apollo Club presented Pierre's "Children's Crusade" in Orchestra Hall April 26. The club sang with its usual fine tonal qualities, appreciation of contrasts and nuances, and this very beautiful work received an exceptionally artistic and sympathetic interpretation. The soloists included Mabel Sharpe Herdien and Perceval Allen, sopranos, and Marion Green, baritone. Harrison Wild, the conductor, had the support of the entire Theodore Thomas Orchestra and Arthur Dunham, organist. Mr. Green had but a very small part as the "sailor," but the timbre of his voice, which is of exceptional beauty, and his fine breath command, made his singing of the few lines allotted to him one of the gems of the evening.
19The annual meeting of the Illinois Music Teachers' Association will be held in Decatur, Ill., May 11, 12, 13 and 14. The opening concert will be given by Heniot Levy, of the faculty of the American Conservatory. Other artists who will be heard in concert and recital are Mary Angell, pianist; Harold Henry, pianist; Arthur Dunham, organist, and William Sherwood, pianist.
21Three of Adolf Weidig's orchestral works—symphonic fantaisie, "Semiramis" and the "Three Episodes," op. 38—were performed in Frankfort, Hamburg and Berlin recently at the regular symphony concerts. At the request of the conductors of those orchestras, Conductors Kaempfert, Eibenschuetz and Nikisch, Mr. Weidig conducted his works in person. The press reports their reception by the audience as most cordial. Mr. Weidig has made arrangements to have his compositions performed next season in Munich and other German cities. On his return to Chicago, about June 1, Mr. Weidig will resume his association with the American Conservatory of Music, as formerly, as its head teacher of theory and harmony.
23Christine Brooks, who has been abroad studying for the last two years, returned to Chicago April 19. Mrs. Brooks will give a song recital in Omaha, Neb., the first week of May. While abroad Mrs. Brooks was heard in several concerts and recitals in Berlin and Paris and met with great success in every way. She will be an acquisition to the musical circles of Chicago.
25Alice Genevieve Smith, the young harpist, who has been filling many engagements this past season, played for the Lakeview Women's Club April 13, and for the Nashville Spring Festival April 21. Both engagements were for recital programs and Miss Smith met with great success.
27The American Conservatory Orchestra, Herbert Butler conductor, will give its second concert Tuesday evening, May 11, at Kimball Hall. The annual examination of the American Conservatory will begin May 13 with the normal classes. Silvio Scionti, pianist, of the faculty of the American Conservatory, gave a recital at Springfield, Ill., Monday, April 26, with pronounced success.
29William H. Sherwood gave two recitals for the Presbyterian College in Arkadelphia, Ark., April 26 and 27. The first recital was composed entirely of Mendelssohn compositions and the second one was a miscellaneous program. Mr. Sherwood met with his usual success. May E. Sellstrom, a pupil of Mr. Sherwood, was heard in recital at the last meeting of the Kenilworth Club, April 22, and was received with much enthusiasm by her audience.
31Axel Skovgaard, the Danish violinist, will give a recital at the Unitarian Church at Des Moines, Ia., May 3.
33Regina Watson presented several very talented pupils in recital May 1, in compositions by Chopin, Ruhinsteins, Moszkowski, Debussy, Watson, Brahms, Sinding and Smetana.
35Marie Schade, the young Danish pianist, who was heard in recital this year in Music Hall, has joined the faculty of the Cosmopolitan School of Music for next season. Miss Schade is a very talented pianist, a well informed musician, and will find a very congenial environment in her Cosmopolitan School affiliation.
37Emil Liebling presented a very talented pupil, Alma H. Wallace, in recital at Kimball Hall, April 27. Miss Wallace played a very well chosen program with good understanding and a clear, clean technic. Mr. Liebling assisted in two numbers, playing the second piano part, and Gustafina Dornbaum sang several solos. Alice Purdy, another pupil of Mr. Liebling, will be heard in concert May 3 at Kimball Hall.
39The Cosmopolitan School of Music will give its first faculty concert in Auditorium Recital Hall May 3, and on May 4 the first of a series of students' recitals.
41EVELYN KAESMANN.
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